Brush.



C. W. PATRICK. l

BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1908.

Ia'bened Apr. 27, 1909.

W/TNESSES ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT oFFno CAMPBELL WILLIAM PATRICK,or PHOENIX, ARIZONA TERRIToRY,'AssIeNoR 'ro M A.

, DICKIS-ON, OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA TERRITORY...

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speciaeation of Letters Patent.' Patented Apn'l 27, 190e.

Application med Augustao, 190s. serial Nb. 449,394.

To allwhomitmcycobcem: .i Be it known that I, CAI'IIPBELL W.

resident of Phoenix, inthe county of Maricopaand Territory of Arizona,have invented enewand Improved Brush,.of which the following is a full,clear, and exactdescripf tion. l v.,

The bru'sh constructed in accordance with my mventionfis--primarilyintended fork a.

bath brush, although with slight modification it is adapted as a scrubbrush for floors,

y ends of its bristles and .Hows to their scrubwoodwork, windows andscrubbing ingen-l eral,. Where quick thorough cleaning is dey sired Withthe least possible lexertion on. the

lpart of the operator;v For the bath', the` rush has all y theadvantages" enumerated vwhen used as a scrubbing device, 1n addition topresenting a sanitary article continually .eflectmg itsown cleaning when1n use.

To., these ends I construct' the brush aproper ol two principal`I parts;viz: a revolu le. member. and a; relatively stationary member, thelatter surrounding' the revoluble "member and preferably having a hollowhandle through whichfw'ater is delivered 'under bingand opposite'rends,operating at all times to malntain them in arclean and sani;

tary state. -The water from therevoluble member -is thrown u on thebristles of the stationary member y centrifugal action,

Ywhich bristles prevent the Water from splashing beyond the confines ofthe brush.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views'.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of thepreerred form ofmy invention,showing part 'of the outer casing and Y stationary brush broken away tobetter illustrate the construction; Fig. 2 is la Sectional plan of thebrush; Fig. 3 is a section substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. I2;Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-.-4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a sectionon the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

A stationary brush 10 of circular form has spokes 11, the under faces ofwhich lie in approximately thevlplane of the brush rim,

PAT` RICK, a citizen, ofthe.; Unitedl States, and a which rim is:provided with a plurality of rows of bristles,.the bristles of one rowllying in the intervalsof the bristles of the-other row land closingtheo enings therebetween. \At the .centerI ofthe lbrush 10 a boss 13 isformed,.which aHords a'substantial bearing for the axis 14 of arevoluble brush A15, this axis. .orjournal being held against ,.endwisemovement byan ad'ustable collar 16 bearing 'on the upper face of theboss'13. The revoluble brush has spokes 17, each rovided with bristlesextending to the dept of the bristles on the relatively fixed brush 10,the spokes of the revoluble brush being 'sufficiently numerous -in orderthat the bristlesY '-,Will be close enough together to obtain the bestresults. The rimor perimeter of the revoluble brush 15 is constructedwith peri heralbucket's 1S, which'open into they insite ofthe brush asbest disclosed in Figs.- 1 and 3, the buckets being so spaced apart thatone bucket'will fall opposite each radial lineoibristlescarried by thespokes 17.

.In connection .with the brush is a handlev 19, of hollow constructionand ato-its inner leading to diametrically opposite ets 18, thusobviously necessitating the turnend provided withdivergingbranchpipes20, v

o omts .of the brush, where each has a nozz e. 21"'di' rected againstthe working face of the bucking, of one of the pipes 20 back uponitself, as

clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The pipes 20 lie close to the top of thefixed brush 10 and pass through suitable grooves orl openings lthereinnear the nozzles in arranging' the latter'. in proper' relation to the'revolu'ble brush: Over the to of the brush fits a casing 22 which isastened by screws or' Ipasses through the openingsat the bottom of thebuckets toK the tops/of the bristles carried by the spokes 17 where itflows to the scrubbing ends of these bristles, keeping them thoroughlyclean. A ortion of the water is thrown from the revo uble brush bycentrifugal action upon the bristles of the stationary brush, alsomaintaining. them in 'a Well wetted condition.l

Having thus decsribed my invention, -I

claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent: y

1. .A brush comprising a revoluble inember and a'relatively stationarymember, each provided -with scrubbing elements facing in the sainedirection, the stationary member surrounding thev revoluble member, andmeans for supplying water to the brush to actuate the revoluble memberand' wet the scrubbing elements.

2.A The combination of a brush, a second" brush revolublymounted on thefirst brush and having surrounding eripherahbuekets, each brushhavingbrist es, and means for delivering water to the buckets of the|revl oluble brush to revolve the saine said bristles. d

3. Thegcombination of a revoluble` brush,

and wet a relatively fixedl brush on which the revoluble brush isjournaled, the revoluble brush having radiallyarrangedrews of bristlesand rovidedwith peripheral buckets, and the ed brush having a luralityof rows of bristles, the bristles o' one row being arranged in theintervals of the other,l and a hollow handle for the fixed brush for thepassage of water, and having a nozzle are i' relatively fixed 'brushsurrounding the revoluble brush, each brush having scrubbing elements,the scrubbing elements of the revoluble brush being radially arranged inrows, peripheral buckets carried by the revhaving spokes provided withbristles, buckets vcarried on the brush., arranged adjacent to theopenings in vthe rim thereof, a relatively stationary brush providedwith bristles and having s okes on which the revoluble brush is journaed, and means for passing a stream of water against the buckets andthrough the rim openings onto the bristles.

v7. The combination of a revoluble brush, a relatively stationary brushsurrounding the revoluble brush, on which the revoluble brush isjou'rnaled, and a hollow handle for the stationary brush for the passageofwater and having diverging tubular portions at its inner'end leadingto points for the direction of the water against the periphery of therevoluble brush.

8.A The combination of a revoluble brush, a relatively stationary brushsurrounding the revoluble brush, a hollow handle for the stationarybrush, through which water is adapted to be passed to actuate therevoluble brush, and a casing fitting over and inelosing the upperportions of said brushes.

In. testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CAMPBELL WILLIAM .l 'IRl Gli.

